Month: June 2019

Commercial Recreation Specialists hires new consultants ☀ New Horizons launches new customer portal Source

The United States Senate today unanimously approved Senate Resolution 239 designating June as Great Outdoors Month, Outdoor Solutions USA reported. Source

"This is a great opportunity for our dealers to not only gain some valuable expertise, but seek some inside tips on ways to increase revenue at their dealership," said Battle. Source

“While the broader RV market continues to show softening, particularly at the wholesale level, demand for our Class B, Super C, and towable brands remains in-line with the outlook we provided earlier in the year," said Sullivan. Source

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced yesterday that three national parks will receive $123,572,000 in grants as part of the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) Program. Source

Joel Holland, is the owner of Harvest Hosts, a network of more than 1,000 farms, wineries, museums, breweries and other out-of-the way places where people can spend the night for free. It is highly recommended that guests spend some money buying something from the hosts, whether it is farm produce, baked goods, wine or a meal in the café. The average spent is around $20. Source

The Mendocino National Forest has issued a new forest order that opens several recreation areas previously closed by the Ranch fire. Source

Within hours of the reservation system going back online Wednesday morning, June 5, spots at the coveted Leo Carrillo State Park campgrounds were being swooped up by campers scrambling to make summer plans. Source

The season of stargazing is upon us, and there’s no better place to take in the majesty of a sparkling night sky than one of Colorado’s designated Dark Sky destinations. The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), a nonprofit that works to preserve dark skies and combat light pollution, has identified close to 100 locations worldwide for their pristine sky-scapes, and six are located right here in the Centennial State. Source

Each winter, I wring my hands and sweat profusely trying to plan where exactly I’m going to camp with my children in the summer. I want to be near water. I want to be near mountains. I want the website to have a virtual-reality tour of that campsite so I can picture myself there, drinking beer and roasting hot dogs while my sons carve sticks into spears. Source